The Next Generation?

Question

I am 14 (turning 15), and I was just thinking about differences between my parent's generation, and the present day kids. That also led me to thinking about what our kids will turn into in the future.

When my parents were children, they were respectful, appreciative of what they had, and they were overall good kids with good morals. However, I have realized that kids today have less and less of these qualities. Teens today don't appreciate the fact that they have the opportunity to all these wonderful things (like schooling), and instead, they slack off and give adults "I-don't-give-a-damn" attitudes.

So when I have children when I'm older, what will they turn into? There is a lot more sexuality in media, and kids today are a lot smarter than the kids of yesterday. Am I worrying too much?

Answer 1

You're very right. But if you stick to your beliefs you can still raise good children in the future as long as you instill the morals that your parents have instilled into you. Most of these kids of today are a product of what their parents have created. Many parents give everything to their kids and do not teach them the value of things. Parents must teach kids respect and discipline and not let the television babysit their children. I am sure you will do just fine in the future with the attitude that you already have. And you will raise great kids in the future. However, the future of kids, will greatly depend on how we as parents and as a society raises them.

Answer 2

What you are saying is quite true as kids don't appreciate what they have and do have a lot more attitude towards adults. No one wants to do the hard work, they want the easy way out. I myself have 3 teenagers and am happy to say they have all turned out to be decent people. They do have their moments and tend to get away with more than I could have at their age. I think the only thing individuals can do is to make sure their kids know right from wrong and realize that you are not given everything in life just because you want it. The kids that put in the extra work will do well these days as most kids just dont bother and to make it worse their parents are to self absorbed to notice and to try and change the situation.

Answer 3

No, you're not worrying too much at all. You are absolutely right.

I think about that a lot with my little boy. My parents generation was much like your's. My generation (I'm 25) was more in to sex and partying and just overall lack of respect and decency.

Now, I hear about children in 5th grade having sex. I don't even know what it's going ot be like. My little boy is going to be starting school in a year and a half, I can't even imagine what I will be up against. I don't want to.

Answer 4

Yes. It's funny, I thought the same thing when I was your age. I'm 35 now. I've made friends with people in their 70's and people in their teens. People are the same in some many ways, yet so different in so many ways, too. Just love and respect your kids. Enjoy them and let them be who they are. That seems to be the advice given by people from all generations.

Answer 5

i am a 20 yr old mother with a 2 1/2 yr old son and i wonder every day what he will become. i do believe that all a person can do is instill the best values in their child from a young age and hope that you've molded you child into a respectable human being.

Answer 6

Your kids will turn into what ever you raise them to be. It all depends on your style of parenting. Our generation turned out the way it did because of technological advances and globalization, in my opinion. I raise my children the best I can and hope for the best. They're my children and they will be perfect in my eyes, but of course others will tend to disagree.

For example, I think my next door neighbor's kid is a bad influence because she eats with her hands and does not listen to a word she is told. I just try to counter what my daughter sees with what I try to exemplify for her.